FX (Asian TV channel)

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FX (Asia)
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Country China (ceased transmission)
Broadcast area Asia (ceased transmission)
HeadquartersHong Kong SAR, China
Programming
Language(s) English
Picture format 1080i HDTV
Ownership
Owner Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific
(Disney International Operations) [1]
Sister channels
History
Launched3 November 2008
ClosedJuly 2, 2020;3 years ago (2020-07-02) (Brunei)
October 1, 2020;3 years ago (2020-10-01) (Indonesia)
January 1, 2021;3 years ago (2021-01-01) (South Korea)
March 1, 2021;3 years ago (2021-03-01) (Japan)
September 1, 2021;2 years ago (2021-09-01) (Now TV feed; Hong Kong)
October 1, 2021;2 years ago (2021-10-01) (Hong Kong and Asia) [2]
Replaced by WakuWaku Japan (Cablelink channel space, Philippines)
MX (South Korea)

FX was an Asian pay-television entertainment channel, owned and operated by Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific, a subsidiary of Disney International Operations. [3] It was launched on November 3, 2008. [4] [5]

Contents

In India, the channel was replaced by an Indian localised feed in September 2012; however, some TV providers continue to distribute the Asian feed.

In South Korea, Tcast, the licensor for the Fox channels in the country, announced on December 31, 2020 that it had terminated its license agreement with The Walt Disney Company Korea renaming its channels. FX in that region would become MX  [ ko ].

Officially cease broadcasting and transmission on last day and night of August 2021 at 11:59:59pm, FX along with most of The Walt Disney Company channels (Fox Crime, Fox, Fox Life, Disney Junior, Disney Channel, Nat Geo People, Fox Movies, Fox Action Movies, Channel [V], Fox Family Movies, Star Movies China, SCM Legend, and five of its sports channels) cease transmission on Now TV Hong Kong. [6]

After 17 years of broadcasting, FX along with most of The Walt Disney Company channels across Southeast Asia and Hong Kong (Fox Crime, Fox, Fox Life, Disney Junior, Disney Channel, Nat Geo People, Fox Movies, Fox Action Movies, Fox Family Movies, Star Movies China, SCM Legend, Channel [V], and five of its sports channels [6] ) officially ceased broadcasting and transmission on 1 October 2021 at 12:59:59am. Most of these channel's shows moved to Disney+ (in Singapore, Philippines, Hong Kong and Taiwan) and Disney+ Hotstar (in Southeast Asia outside Singapore and Philippines). [7]

Programming

Final Programming

Source: [8]

Former Programming

Feeds

See also

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